Project Employee, WNBA Marketing Data Analyst

This role is intended to be a 10-month contract with the possibility of extension. Please keep that in mind as you consider applying to this position.

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At the WNBA, we’re passionate about growing and celebrating the game of basketball. Through the intensity of the game and the amazing athletic skill of our players, we deliver excitement to hundreds of millions of fans around the world.

As a global sports and media business, the WNBA is so much more. While Basketball Operations runs the league’s on-court activities, other departments manage relationships with television and digital media partners, develop marketing partnerships with some of the world’s most recognizable companies, oversee the licensing of WNBA merchandise, and handle a wide range of responsibilities that drive the WNBA’s success.

Position Summary:

This position is part of a growing Fan Acquisition and Engagement team at the WNBA, with the goal of enhancing the fan experience, improving internal processes to make our digital marketing efforts more efficient, growing the overall WNBA fanbase, and acquiring and optimizing fan data. This position’s goal will be to drive growth through data-driven decision-making by analyzing marketing campaign performance and fan behavior. Success in this role requires the ability to close the gap between data and actionable insights and the ability to communicate those insights. Ideal candidates will be highly tactical self-starters with a background in marketing analytics and a passion for sports.

Major Responsibility:

• Contribute to growing the WNBA fanbase by analyzing marketing campaign performance and fan behavior
• Track and report on various fan acquisition campaigns (e.g., WNBA All-Star Voting) through Adobe Analytics
• Provide deep analysis of direct-to-consumer (App, League Pass) marketing campaigns around new acquisitions and attribution
• Develop understanding of how marketing campaigns drive fan interest, acquisition, and retention across the WNBA’s digital and non-digital platforms
• Develop new datasets mapping complex data into familiar business terms such as product or customer to offer unified, consolidated views
• Work with WNBA Data Program Manager in the development of automated dashboards for decision makers, via Tableau or PowerBI
• Pull together and send weekly CRM performance reports, as well as build an overarching library of best practices and learnings
• Provide real-time insights and recommendations in a clear and concise manner
• Develop a rich understanding of the WNBA and its fanbase
• Assist with A/B test design and analyses aimed to improve fan interest, acquisition, and retention

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• 1 – 3 years working in an analytical, research, or insights role – preferably in a marketing organization
• Experience with direct-to-consumer products a plus
• SQL proficiency is a must
• Experience with R or Python a plus
• Experience with data, analytics, and marketing platforms such as Adobe, Branch or Braze
• Hands-on experience with reporting and visualization platforms like Tableau or PowerBI
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with ability to convert complex findings and large data sets into insightful, concise, and easily digestible reports and presentations
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at once with a precise and detail-oriented approach
• A passion for understanding fan behavior
• Strong knowledge of WNBA

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Salary Range:

• $1200-$1300 per week

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About The WNBA

The WNBA is a bold, progressive basketball league that stands for the power of women. Featuring 12 teams, the W is a unique sports property that combines competition and entertainment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion and social responsibility. Through its world-class athletes, the in-game fan experience, TV and digital broadcasts, digital and social content and community outreach programs, the league celebrates and elevates the game of basketball and the culture around it.

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